Apoptosis may contribute to false-positive results in the in vitro micronucleus test performed in extreme osmolality, ionic strength and pH conditions

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 560, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-118

  Meintières, Sophie ^a   Marzin, Daniel ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl2; CTLL 2; Extreme culture conditions; False positive results; Micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR; CLASTOGEN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; IONIC STRENGTH; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION;

EID: 2442447465     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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